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Wright Center sponsoring Nittany Lion Summer Impact Camp
The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education also sponsored the 2023 camp at Riverfront Sports.
The Nittany Lion Summer Impact Football Camp, with sponsorship support from The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education, is bringing the third annual program to Scranton on Saturday, July 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Riverfront Sports, 5 W. Olive St., Scranton. Registration begins at 10 a.m.
The camp will feature hometown football hero Dominic DeLuca, a special teams captain, linebacker, and Wyoming Area High School graduate, and offensive lineman Nick Dawkins, a Parkland High School graduate who was named Mr. Pennsylvania Football Lineman of the Year as a senior. Penn State’s hockey team will also be represented at the camp, with skaters offering demonstrations and autographs.
The free youth camp hosts more than 300 local children for a day with Penn State Nittany Lions football players. It is designed to foster personal growth, develop skills, and ignite passion for the game of football in boys and girls in fifth through eighth grades. Attendees will have the chance to learn from members of the 2024 squad who are aiming to secure a spot in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff National Championship.
Previous Nittany Lion Summer Impact Football Camps have attracted NFL talent, including Green Bay Packers Quarterback Sean Clifford and Chicago Bears Safety Jaquan Brisker, who also attended and played for Lackawanna College.
Proceeds from the camp support local charities, including the Allied Pediatric Rehabilitation Program, the Center for Independent Living Center’s Ican Bike Program, and Penn State’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) program.
“Our annual camp invests in the future and empowers the next generation of athletes and leaders in our region,” said Kenneth Gentilezza, M.D., managing partner of Northeastern Rehabilitation Associates and program director of The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) program. “We look forward to a fun-filled day of football, friendship, and community building with our friends from Penn State University.”
Resident physicians from The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education’s PM&R program will also be available at the event, offering their assistance to the young athletes participating in the football drills. To register for the third annual Nittany Lion Summer Impact Football Camp, go to forms.lvhn.org/241796149703969.
In addition to The Wright Center, the following local community organizations made the camp possible: Northeast Rehab, Allied Services, MyCIL, Fidelity Bank, PNC Bank, Lehigh Valley Health Network, and Riverfront Sports.
In 2023, about 300 local children participated in the Nittany Lion Summer Impact Camp at Riverfront Sports.
